Property crime: West Des Moines Police Department
West Des Moines Police Department reported 1,145 property crimes in 2025, or 1,528.7 per 100,000 of the 74,901 people it serves. The Iowa rate was 1,205.2. The agency's rate was down 11.9% from 2024, down 25.0% from 2019.
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Reported property crimes per 100,000 people. Gaps mark years without a full year of data.
Year by year
| Year | Property crimes | Per 100,000 | Burglary | Larceny-theft | Motor vehicle theft | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,145 | 1,528.7 | 99 | 960 | 84 | 35.0% |
| 2024 | 1,272 | 1,734.5 | 85 | 1,091 | 94 | 34.4% |
| 2023 | 1,593 | 2,222.6 | 109 | 1,352 | 123 | 36.6% |
| 2022 | 1,225 | 1,732.6 | 87 | 1,045 | 89 | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 1,128 | 1,602.0 | 140 | 904 | 80 | 15.8% |
| 2020 | 1,190 | 1,718.4 | 136 | 929 | 119 | 20.4% |
| 2019 | 1,386 | 2,038.9 | 158 | 1,143 | 84 | 21.9% |
| 2018 | Not a full year of data reported | |||||
| 2017 | Not a full year of data reported | |||||
| 2016 | 1,520 | 2,316.0 | 147 | 1,296 | 70 | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 1,466 | 2,255.2 | 175 | 1,228 | 61 | 17.9% |
A year is shown only when the agency reported all 12 months and the months look complete: we leave out years with several empty months, most offenses in one month or one half of the year, or a total far below the usual level for that agency. Agency type: City. County: Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren. FBI agency identifier (ORI): IA0770500.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, summarized reported offenses and clearances (monthly), retrieved through the CDE data service
- FBI, Uniform Crime Reporting Program: offense definitions and data participation
- FBI, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) transition
Data refreshed by the FBI on 15 October 2026. Checked 29 October 2026. Figures are offenses reported to police and submitted to the FBI, not estimates of all crime.